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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Roy Greenslade

Equador president refuses to speak to press

The president of Equador, Rafael Correa, has announced that he will no longer give press conferences. He has described some media outlets as "mediocre, corrupt and mendacious." He is also using a controversial "public insult" law to sue Francisco Vivanco Riofrío, the editor of the daily paper, La Hora, for publishing a critical editorial. (Via IFEX)

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